Abstract: | The various mechanisms employed for the stabilization of satellite vehicles may be roughly divided into two classes: active and passive. The active systems utilize horizon scanners, star seekers, etc., to give the system a reference vertical, and gyros or jets to change orientation. The passive system relies upon only a "sensing" of the gravitational field and a natural tendency to align itself to the local vertical. The Moon is an example of the latter system. |
Published in: | NAVIGATION: Journal of the Institute of Navigation, Volume 6, Number 1 |
Pages: | 64 - 65 |
Cite this article: | Baker, Robert M. L., Jr.,, "PASSIVE STABILITY OF A SATELLITE VEHICLE", NAVIGATION: Journal of The Institute of Navigation, Vol. 6, No. 1, 1958, pp. 64-65. |
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